Bellator will be heading back to the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma for Bellator 166 on December 2 and the event will be headlined by a title fight rematch as Eduardo Dantas will defend the bantamweight title against former champion Joe Warrren.
Bellator officials confirmed the fight booking on Saturday to the Dallas Morning News and the promotion also revealed that Bellator 167 will take place the following night at the WinStar World Casino.
Tickets for Bellator 166 are currently available at Ticketmaster and start at $45.
Dantas (18-4) has won back to back fights since dropping the Bellator bantamweight title to Warren at Bellator 128 in 2014. Since that fight, he has won back to back fights and became a two-time champion in June when he defeated Marcos Galvao by decision at Bellator 156. Warren (13-5, 1NC) is coming off a submission win against Sirwan Kakai at Bellator 161 and it was his second career win by submission. He is 6-2, 1NC in his last nine fights and three of those wins have come by stoppage.
The current Bellator 167: Dantas vs. Warren II fight card is below.
Eduardo Dantas (18-4) vs. Joe Warren (13-5, 1NC)
A.J. McKee (5-0) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3)